Ja, vi elsker dette landet

Table of contents

1 Lyrics 2 Metrical version 3 External link

Lyrics

1.

Ja, vi elsker dette landet,       Yes, we love this country

som det stiger frem,              Which looms up,

furet, værbitt over vannet,       Rocky and weathered, above the sea,

med de tusen hjem.                With its thousand homes.

Elsker, elsker det og tenker      Love it, love it and think

På vår far og mor                 About our mothers and fathers

Og den saganatt som senker        And the sagas that send

Drømme på vår jord.               Dreams to our earth.

Og den saganatt som senker,       And the sagas that send, 

Senker drømme på vår jord.        Send dreams to our earth.           

2.

Dette landet Harald berget        This country was saved by Harald

med sin kjemperad,                with his great effort,

dette landet HÃ¥kon verget         this country was protected by HÃ¥kon

medens Øyvind kvad;               whilst Øyvind sung;

Olav på det landet malte          Olav painted the country

korset med sitt blod,             with a cross of his blood,

fra dets høye Sverre talte        from its hig Sverre spoke

Roma midt imot.                   against Rome.

3.

Bøndene sine økser brynte         Farmers their axes sharpened

hvor en hær dro frem,             as the army came

Tordenskiold langs kysten lynte,  Tordenskiold around the coastline thundered

så det lystes hjem.               so that we could see it back home

Kvinner selv stod opp og strede   Even women fought

som de vare menn;                 like if they were men

andre kunne bare grede,           Others could only cry

men det kok igjen!                but that soon would end

4.

Visstnok var vi ikke mange,       Sure, we were not many

men vi strakk dog til,            but we were enough

da vi prøvdes noen gange,         When they challenged us

og det stod på spill;             and it was at stake

ti vi heller landet brente        we rather let our country burn

enn det kom til fall;             than be defeated

husker bare hva som hendte        Just remember what happened

ned på Fredrikshald!              at Fredrikshald!

5.

Hårde tider har vi døyet,         We have coped with hard times,

ble til sist forstøtt;            were at last disowned;

men i verste nød blåøyet          but in the worst suffer, blue-eyed

frihet ble oss født.              freedom was to us born.

Det gav faderkraft å bære         It gave (us) father's strength to carry

hungersnød og krig,               famine and war,

det gav døden selv sin ære -      it gave death itself its honour -

og det gav forlik.                and it gave compromise.

6.

Fienden sitt våpen kastet,        The enemy threw away his weapon,

opp visiret for,                  up the visor went,

vi med undren mot ham hastet,     we, in wonder, to him hasted,

ti han var vår bror.              because he was our brother.

Drevne frem på stand av skammen   Driven onto stand by the shame

gikk vi søderpå;                  we went to the south;

nu vi står tre brødre sammen,     now we three brothes stand united,

og skal sådan stå!                and shall stand like that!

7.

Norske mann i hus og hytte,       Norwegian man in house and cottage,

takk din store Gud!               thank your great God!

Landet ville han beskytte,        He would protect the country,

skjønt det mørkt så ut.           even as it looked dark.

Alt hva fedrene har kjempet,      Every struggle the fathers have made,

mødrene har grett,                mothers have wept,

har den Herre stille lempet       the Lord has quietly moved (things)

så vi vant vår rett.              so we have won our rights.

8.

Ja, vi elsker dette landet,       Yes, we love this country

som det stiger frem,              Which looms up,

furet, værbitt over vannet,       Rocky and weathered, above the sea,

med de tusen hjem.                With its thousand homes.

Og som fedres kamp har hevet      And as the fathers struggle has raised

det av nød og seir,               it had to be a victory,

også vi, når det blir krevet,     even we, when it is necessary,

for dets fred slår leir.          for it's peace to stay

• Midi